NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determination for individual properties and n How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not being documented, enter ' N/A for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials and areas nificance, enterter onlyonl categories and subcategones from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrativnarrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewnter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1 . Name of Proert historic name Montrose Masonic Temple. Lodge No. 63 other names/site number Montrose Masonic Hall/Lodge: Adams Vacuum & Sewing; 5MN.1682 2. Location street & number 509-513 E. Main Street [N/A] not for publication city or town Montrose ____ [N/A] vicinity state Colorado code CO county Montrose code 085 zip code 81401 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this [X] nomination [ ] request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property [X] meets [ ] does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant [ ] nationally [ ] statewide [X] locally. ([ ] See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Historic Preservation Officer O/// M (J Y Signature ot certify * Date Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Colorado Historical Society State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property [ ] meets [ ] does not meet the National Register criteria. ( [ ] See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau i 4. Natiopal Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: M entered in the National Register [ ] See continuation sheet. [ ] determined eligible for the National Register [ ] See continuation sheet. [ ] determined not eligible for the National Register. [ ] removed from the National Register [ ] other, explain [ ] See continuation sheet. Montrose Masonic Temple Montrose County/ Colorado Name of Property County/State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not count previously listed resources.) Contributing Noncontributing [X] private [X] building(s) [ ] public-local [ ] district 1 0 buiidinqs [ ] public-State [ ] site [ ] public-Federal [ ] structure 0 0 sites [ ] object 0 0 structures 0 0 obiects 1 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing. Number of contributing resources (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) previously listed in the National Register. N/A 0 6. Function or Use Historic Function Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) SOCIAL- meeting hall COMMERCE/TRADE- specialty store COMMERCE/TRADE- specialty store 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) CLASSICAL REVIVAL foundation CONCRETE walls BRICK: STONE roof other STONE Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) NPS Form 10-900a (Rev. 8/86) OMB No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior Continuation Sheet National Park Service Montrose Masonic Temple Section number 7 Page JL Montrose County/ Colorado DESCRIPTION The Montrose Masonic Temple, a fraternal hall, is located on the north side of Main Street between North Uncompahgre Avenue and North Park Avenue. Main Street is the primary street through the traditional downtown of Montrose and is part of U.S. Highway 50. The three-story, flat roof, rectangular plan building is part of a commercial block. The Masonic Temple is located on the second and third floors. As was common for commercial buildings built during this period, the first floor houses space for two retail storefronts. The facade of the Masonic Temple has a recessed central door with a storefront on each side, which are also recessed. Heavy stone pilasters rise on each side of the main entrance. A black granite cornerstone with the emblems of the Freemasons, Eastern Star, Rainbow Girls and Jobs Daughters is on one pilaster and another black granite cornerstone shows the date of the concrete foundation with both common era dates as well as Masonic dates on the other. The entry is a painted wood-frame double door with three- quarter-length glass. Aluminum siding covers a plate glass transom, though the transom remains intact and is visible from the interior. Centered over the entrance is a central projecting balcony with stone balustrade. The basic structure is brick with extensive stonework on the front. A five bay, recessed window area, divided by four massive Tuscan stone columns is the defining feature of the building. Above the windows a brick band sits above a stone lintel course under a projecting stone cornice. The flat roof has raised corner piers and a sloped parapet with a centered plaque with raised letters stating "MASONIC TEMPLE." Stone coping tops the parapet. On each pier is a stone rectangle with a centered medallion- like element. A brick chimney peeks out from the rooftop along the west side. The sides of the building are brick with a short recess one-fourth of the way back. In the recess, there are paired single-hung windows under a segmented arch on the second story and two segmental arch single-hung windows on the third story; this window pattern is exhibited on both the east and west sides. The back of the building has two doors that enter the retail berths. The doors are half wood panel and half four-pane divided light window with divided light transoms. On each side of the doors there are single-hung windows under segmental arches. A fire escape leads to a door on the second story. Also on the rear, towards the east side, is a large segmental arch opening that has been bricked in, as have segmental arch windows on the upper portion of the wall. Interior To access the temple, one enters through a street level vestibule and another double door. A wide, long staircase, ten steps, a landing, and then eighteen more steps, leads to the main foyer in the temple. At some point, a chair lift was installed on the staircase. Original baseboard molding can be seen behind it. The main foyer is at the top of the stairs. A spindled balustrade extends along the staircase at handrail height rising to full length at the south end of the foyer. The foyer is flanked by a kitchen and men's washroom on the west side, and a dressing room with a ladies' washroom on the east side. A front hall, with five casement and transom windows facing Main Street, spans the south side of the building. The front hall is the full height of both the second and third stories. On the north side of the front hall, a balcony centers over an oak double-door main entry to the room. A four-foot wide door on the north leads into the gathering room on the east side of the building and also accesses the front hall via a door on the south wall. A central staircase leading to the third floor is located north of the main foyer. To the east of the main foyer is a small entry hall with an Arts and Crafts style skylight. Oak double doors access the main hall. Like the front hall, the main hall is the full height of the second and third stories. A large domed stained-glass skylight dominates the room. Pine baseboard, chair rail, and picture molding encircles the room. At the south end of the main hall is a balcony, which is accessed from a third floor hallway. The coved walls have an inset with six acanthus leaf brackets at the north end of the room. NPS Form 10-900a (Rev. 8/86) OMB No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior Continuation Sheet National Park Service Montrose Masonic Temple Section number 7 Page _2_ Montrose County/ Colorado The central staircase opens to a hallway on the third floor. On the west side of the third floor are three small rooms, presumably used for Mason degree work. The south end of the hallway accesses the balcony of the front hall. In the center of the building, approximately four feet above the third floor, there is a room apparently designed to ventilate the upper stories. Opaque glass windows on the north and east side of the room could be opened to improve airflow throughout the building. On the east side of the ventilation room is a room that has been altered. The original configuration is unknown. The balcony for the main hall is accessed from the central hallway. Alterations Exterior changes include a slight variation in color in the blond brick on the facade and along the sides of the building indicating masonry repair. In his Proposed Concept Facade Renovation Plan for the Masonic Temple, architect Mark Jones notes that it appears a hole was excavated near the northeast corner of the building and left open for a period of time causing structural damage to that corner and the rear wall of the building. 1 Segmental arch window openings on the upper floors of the rear wall were bricked in at an unknown date.